Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

GE Healthcare posts 17 percent revenue hike in Q1

Revenues at GE Healthcare increased to $2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2004, compared with $2.1 billion in the first quarter of 2003.

ourceOne Healthcare Technologies expands in California and Nevada

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc. on Monday announced its purchase of consumables and services firm C&A X-Ray, of Paramount, Calif.

NEC Unified Solutions launches suite of integrated services

NEC Unified Solutions Inc. is rolling out a platform of new services and equipment for healthcare and other industries in North America.

Aetna expands reimbursement coverage for capsule endoscopy

Aetna insurance company has updated its reimbursement policy on capsule endoscopy to include the initial diagnosis of suspected Crohn's disease following inconclusive conventional tests such as small-bowel follow-through and upper and lower endoscopy.

NDCHealth acquires McKesson's Omnilink

NDCHealth Corp. last week paid McKesson Corp. approximately $14 million in cash to acquire McKesson's OmniLink pre- and post-editing (PPE) business for pharmacy claims processing.

University of Rochester PACS conference draws 300

The Department of Radiology at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) School of Medicine and Dentistry held its fourth Annual PACS Conference in San Antonio, Texas on March 10-13.

R2 Technology receives FDA approvable letter for CT lung nodule CAD system

Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology firm R2 Technology Inc. is one step closer to FDA clearance for its ImageChecker CT lung CAD system.

Speakers needed for AHRA's 2004 Imaging Center Administrator's Conference

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) is calling for presentations for the 2004 Imaging Center Administrators Conference at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia, Oct. 1 - 2.

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The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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